Cal Newport

Evan reports on his efforts to improve his cognitive fitness.

All right.

So Evan says, I started the deep work process again and feel so much better in my entire life because I have my focus back.

The main things I am doing are landlining and memorizing the Bible.

I have completed all the book of James.

Is there anything else I can use as a mind workout that requires my attention so deeply like memorizing?

A, I like the use of the term landlining, which one of our listeners, I don't know, a few weeks ago, right?

So one of our listeners suggested this idea.

Landlining is the idea of keeping your smartphone plugged in in your kitchen when you're at home.

You treat it like an old-fashioned landline.

You have to ring her on.

You go there if someone calls.

You go there to check text messages.

You go there to look things up.

It's not on your person as you do everything else in your house.

And it's a great idea.

It really helps your focus.

Memorizing as a way to get more cognitive fitness is an interesting idea because I talk about it.

In my book, Deep Work, I actually talked about a particular, it's a cool story.

It was a student in Australia who was struggling academically.